New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Boston-bound Amtrak train derailed Monday afternoon just east of New York City 's Penn Station , the rail service said .

No injuries were reported among the approximately 147 passengers and an unspecified number of crew members , Amtrak said in a news release . It called the accident , which occurred at 12:25 p.m. , a `` low-speed derailment . ''

The passengers were taken back to Penn Station in Manhattan , where arrangements were made to `` provide them travel on another train , '' Amtrak said .

The line also is used by the Long Island Railroad . But Amtrak said the East River tunnels , which take trains from Manhattan to Long Island , `` are not blocked and Amtrak and Long Island Railroad trains are operating through the area with minimal delays . ''

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A low-speed derailment occurs just east of Penn Station , Amtrak says

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No injuries are reported ; Amtrak arranges for the passengers to be put on other trains